Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Inventory Average (2010 - 2025)
Lifeway Foods' (LWAY) quarterly Inventory Average came in at $11.5 million in Q4 2025, up 34.04% YoY from $8.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 7.83% on a QoQ basis from $10.6 million in Q3 2025.
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Inventory Average (2010 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has 16 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $11.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Inventory Average rose 34.04% year-over-year to $11.5 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $11.5 million (up 34.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.3 million, up 15.67% from the prior year.
- Inventory Average improved to $11.5 million in Q4 2025, from $10.6 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $11.5 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $7.4 million in Q3 2021.
- A 5-year average of $9.1 million and a median of $8.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Inventory Average declined 12.54% — and 2025, when it surged 34.04%.
- Tracing LWAY's Inventory Average over 5 years: stood at $7.9 million in 2021, then grew by 18.7% to $9.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 2.11% to $9.2 million in 2023, then fell by 7.09% to $8.6 million in 2024, then surged by 34.04% to $11.5 million in 2025.
- The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $11.5 million (Q4 2025), $10.6 million (Q3 2025), and $9.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory Avg. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraft Heinz | 30.23 Bn | 27.54 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 3.31 Bn |
| 2 | General Mills | 21.36 Bn | 20.90 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 1.84 Bn |
| 3 | Mccormick | 14.89 Bn | 14.56 Bn | 778.20 Mn | 1.39 Bn |
| 4 | Jbs | 14.54 Bn | 11.07 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 6.88 Bn |
| 5 | Hormel Foods | 13.26 Bn | 12.40 Bn | 518.51 Mn | 1.70 Bn |
| 6 | J M Smucker | 13.17 Bn | 13.11 Bn | 862.10 Mn | 1.15 Bn |
| 7 | Magnum Ice Cream | 12.10 Bn | 11.38 Bn | - | 1.16 Bn |
| 8 | Darling Ingredients | 10.78 Bn | 10.62 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 591.46 Mn |
| 9 | Smithfield Foods | 8.77 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 2.36 Bn |
| 10 | Lifeway Foods | 395.28 Mn | 389.70 Mn | 15.36 Mn | 11.47 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.46 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 6.64 Mn |